A MOVIE STAR

The restless, giggling knee, the (0) …A… he says ‘yeah yeah’ impatiently, the (1) …… tapping of cigarette over an ashtray – all give the (2) …… that Ewan McGregor has been, somehow, overwound. Perhaps this is how someone behaves when they are struggling to (3) …… their ego in check – trying to (4) …… to terms with being an international star.

Success seems to come naturally to McGregor. “I’ve never been (5) …… of work. I’ve been in a rush to get to the top since I was a kid. I was always (6) …… for success.”

He earns £5 million a film, and plays opposite Hollywood’s most celebrated women actors. It is likely that, in the age-old Hollywood (7) ……, film publicists encourage gossip about McGregor and his female co-stars, but the rumours are without (8) …… . In fact, his wife and family always travel with him on location.

McGregor grew up in Scotland. When he and his older brother were at school, Ewan was (9) …… hauled up before the headmaster for anti-social conduct. He thinks this was because he (10) …… it hard to live up to his brother.

“There was some rivalry, I guess. My brother was academic and sporting – the important things at our school. I was keen on music and artistic studies, which didn’t (11) …… as serious activities. I realize now, all I cared about was being a performer, (12) …… on a show.”

0. Away	B means	C method	D manner
1. Amany	B varied	Cnumerous	D repetitive
2. A opinion	B viewpoint	C impression	D persuasion
3. Acontain	Bkeep	Cprovide	Dsupport
4. Ago	Bset	C reach	Dcome
5. Awanting	Bminus	C short	Dlacking
6. Aenvious	Bselfish	C jealous	D greedy
7. Aperformance	B tradition	C nature	D procedure
8. Afoundation	Bdiscovery	C beginning	D establishment
9. Agradually	B radically	C steadily	D regularly
10. Afound	Baccepted	C saw	D realized
11. Adepend	B rely	C count	D rest
12. Aputting	Bgiving	C presenting	Dproducing

4. You will hear Kevin Maynard, a film critic and entertainment journalist, speaking on the greatest films and most influential directors of the past and present. Maynard has written both for magazines (Details, Entertainment Weekly, People, Variety, Interview, Out, The Advocate, Cosmopolitan) and newspapers (Los Angeles Times, NY Post, SF Chronicle). He has been a film critic for the Village Voice, ABCNews.com, and has been a contributor to Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guides for over 11 years. He is also a regular contributor to USA Today and USA Weekend.

Part 1. What films should be seen by every film critic and film buff?

4.1. Listen to part 1 and choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear.

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